Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-09-20

ODD FELLOWSHIP.
The Sovereign Grand Lodge
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taEand Lodge of TIE WoEld, ]. o o. r..
which assnmhlsd in shls city today, =
ane e IA nost impqz1nna ex1nlD N ths
ht1sory o. Denver. Ter nBEesal 6a3sax-
carsian tEains have arrived from most
sxsry 6lM1a ena 1srEitasy hzinGlna rnv-
naas1Aatives and menheEB OF sha OraaR
pntil Ne hoaela an4 haandtRQ hansas
eEe ossEnoxinz vita visllsEs Mkess
uum1ssa are oae1D41a1 e 10e0o. Tha
CITY haa assanasd hsliday appeaFanss
N honor Of tha occesson and all thsl
pFinelpal directs aae business houses
oannsEs bearing Che emhlsma of TIE
EoouEtegualy ssosiEeo By TIE many
msmbsEa o. the naEesnl Lodass d thls
city and exienmise aKEnnQameufs
have ben mads for thsiR enasriainmena
while hezs, enc feafnse Of Whieh viii Be
mammoth excursion throuah The
Grand and Black oanona, and to al the
principal cities and places Of intsRest %
the stste. A. eiakt O'Clock thls morn
ing the Grand Lodge and Grand En-
campment Of Colorado assembled e
Odd Fellows Hall, and from themes
ptoooe0eo 30 the windsor Hotel and e.
oeFted the Sovereign Grand Ledge 30
tho Grand OpeRa House, WHARF 9 Eeoep-
tion Was rendered than b. The state ana ]
city me@beEs. Ths Grand Lodas and /
ladies were sealed upon the main GO0r,
and the chair ee the 0nnd Sire ooou. |
pled poaition 10 The center Of the l
stage. Governor AdAma and Mayer /
Lee we're SEATED upen hiH riahk and the 4
o6aosrs Of the Grand Lodge and Grand |
knsAmUuent Of oslofado on The IAN In
NE rs9F.
Alter prayer By Grand Ohaplsin Rev.
J. W. Venahis, Who fsFvsntly invoked
Divine guidance n The dsliherationa Of
the Lodae, Governor Adams VS. intro
daesd, Who delivered The mosa eloqnsnA
addrsas Of welcome on behalf Of thel
STATE. Mayor Les followed 81 behalf
Of Denve9.
Hon. David Rinsle, Grand Master Of |
Colorado. Was then introduced, bat vas
eonpelled % exonse himself from spsak-
ina on account Of severe cold. Grand
eeoFueaEy J u. Norman was the next II
the history Of the Order.
After the band rendered "Hail 10 the
Ohisf,s Chairman Cobb introduosd
Grand Sire J. u. white, who aid, 81
am sorry foR my hearaRi on aeeount Of
the manner IN which was introduced.
It no doubt has caused them 70 expect
Q grand speech. ] laft my fathers farm
when but Is yean Of age and since that
time have been aRhtinn LIES battls
alone and getting along e. best ! could.
/ resolved common school education.
am NOS en- orator and cannot talk 10 you
afteR tha eloquent manner Of ahe gen.
tlemen Who have preceded ne and
when God in his wisdom has vuueh-
safed eloQuance and splendid eduea-
tons. an only Q plain man. ] an
not eQ9al 10 the occasion. Erou the
fullneSs es an ovsrdswing heart and IN
behalf Of halt Q million members Of this
OrdeE thank you. / thank you moss
sordialiy for this reception, this mag
niaoent display. You may think that
Colorado II unknown 90 the independentl
Order of Odd Fell0wss but I assure the
world that Colorado 10 known wherever II
0dd Rellowahip Il known. While the
accorded ua In Boston IN 1885
everything Of the kind ] had |
sveF known, this 10 She hfss time 10 the
history Of the Sovereign Grand Lodge
That Ne have received continued ova-
lion from the beginning Of our trip to
401 HA0848es A. ANDao8AA w N9AN 49,
hy our brethren and tendeFed Q cordial
and In Kansas II was one cor
1ial ovasion. We were met on the con
anes Of Colorado By youR Governor and I
sordiaily welcomed. You may not know |
shat kind OF men 20 are. We are not
Df thoso Who carry lowly heads aud
strut through great cities; not those Who
arc inauential In politics. We are iuss
Main. oomunon man. Thar ara 4 few ,
among u1, but they are, as
. rule, men who have had 20 begin ae
The bottom Of the ladder and Who have
worked up. Most Of ~ have had 20 hoe
oar own EoW. We have worked at the
forge, in the shop and In the ofiace.
''It II time now to couelude these ex-
srcisaa. We haSe work 10 do and Ne
same here 10 work. In conclusion
return thankato the Oad Fellows and |
citizens Of this city. Be assured 60 long
as vS live the name Of Colorado viii |
sveF remain With ~"
Tia reception then adjourned.
The Sovereign Grand Lodge was
called 10 order e the Ohember Of Com
meEea huildinG By the Grand Sire at
HIS. Presidents Ashley vas intro
aused and made gpeecA Of welcome.
after which the Lodge vent into secret
session which lasted till .. n. The
Lodge then adjourned tin Q O'Clock IN
the morning. Tonight there vii Be q
Past Grand Representatives feunleu OF
/. q. O. y. at tha Grand OpeFa Mouse
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